Davers coughed lightly and said seriously: "Perotis, someone told me that Thebes can regain independence and can fight against the Spartans for many years, and you still have a slight advantage in it, and you play an important role!"

Pelopidas was refreshed. In this sentence, he felt a trace of kindness revealed by Daphs, and immediately replied modestly: "Thebes was the result of the common struggle of all the citizens who love Thebes. I just exerted all my strength like them. And what I did was not worth mentioning compared to the powerful kingdom you created."

"You are too modest." Davers smiled slightly. Apart from Plato, it was the first time he heard the powerful people in Greece give him such a high evaluation. He felt a little satisfied, so he patted the handrail and asked, "What is your purpose for this time when you come to Turiyi?"

"His Majesty, the King," Pelopidas said solemnly: "Ten days ago, Thebes was invited to Sparta to discuss the truce. The war lasted for so many years, and the land of Thebes was wantonly destroyed by the Spartans, and the people's lives were very difficult. We are very willing to stop the war and restore peace.

But in the negotiations Athens betrayed us, they joined forces with the Spartans, and with the strong support of the Persians, they jointly pressed us to disband the Piosha League, while their own alliance was retained through such a contract…”

Pelopidas briefly explained the general content of the contract, and then said sadly and angryly: "Our messenger withstood the pressure and did not sign the contract, because once they agreed to their request and dissolved the Piosha League, if Sparta violated the contract again and launched an attack on Thebes, we will not be able to fight against it.

Due to our refusal, the Persians threatened us that they would fully support Sparta and punish Thebes severely... So today I came to Turiy to seek support from Dionia on behalf of Thebes!"

After Pelopidas finished speaking, he saw Daphs sitting firmly on the throne, touching his chin, and pondering, and then continued, "Before this peace talks, I heard that Sparta and Athens sent people to Persia to seek support, and I also served as the envoy of Thebes, and was summoned by the King of Persia.

In front of our three envoys, the Persian king clearly demanded that we stop the war, and said, 'Dionia had ambitions for Greece. Only when the Greek city-states united can they resist the invasion of the army of Dionys...' That is why the Persian king sent envoys to vigorously promote this peace talks in Sparta."

Davers' heart moved: he didn't think Pero Pidas lied to seek support from Dionia, because what he said also confirmed why Persia had to let Sparta end the peace agreement with Dionia in advance. It seems that the Persians have begun to play against Dionia!

Thinking of this, Davers looked at Pelopidas and said slowly: "Then will you Thebesians think that Dionia is a threat to Greece?"

"I think what the Persian king said is simply a joke!" Pelopidas said indignantly: "The Persians are aliens. Since the beginning of the Hippo War, they have been thinking about annexing Greek land and enslaving Greek people. They have never stopped interfering in the political situation of Greece in the past few decades. Now the Greek wars continue, which has a lot to do with Persia. Dionys is mainly a kingdom formed by the Greeks. Since its establishment, they have lived in harmony with the Greeks. There has been no conflict or war. You can tell who is better or worse.

That's why I beg you, the noble king, to help Thebes, fight against the coalition forces of Persia and Sparta, so that all Greek city-states will regain freedom and peace, and will no longer be under their control! If Dionia does this, it will not only crush a series of conspiracies against Dionia in advance, but also allow Dionia to win prestige and support from most city-states in Greece!"

Davers nodded while showing a look of embarrassment: "What you said makes sense, but...Dionia and Sparta have been in friendly relations for more than ten years. Not long ago, I told the Spartan envoys that 'they will not punish them for ending the friendly agreement in advance-'"

"His Majesty the King!" Pelopidas immediately persuaded: "Dionia keeps her promise and is famous in the Mediterranean, which is admirable! But in the past 10 years since you conscientiously fulfilled the friendly agreement with Sparta, what did the Spartans do?

As far as I know, they violated the content of the agreement and kept secretly interacting with Syracuse, and took the initiative to take in some of the remnants of the Greek forces that hated Dionia. During the war between you and Carthage, these forces also formed troops and invaded Dionia's territory. It is hard to say that there was no Spartan instruction in it...

The Spartans were insidious and cunning. As long as they were beneficial to them, they could do whatever they could do, and this was true to Thebes and Dionia. We should keep faith with them, just like cattle and sheep facing evil wolves, we will always suffer losses!

Moreover, it has been almost a month since the Spartans tore up the agreement with Dionia. During this month, you have not taken any hostile action against Sparta, which can be regarded as fulfilling their promise. In addition, because of this armistice negotiation, the war between Thebes and Sparta has stopped for a while, and peace has appeared in the eyes of the Greek people.

If Dionia and Thebes allied with each other, Sparta attacked Thebes again, it would allow the Greek people to know more clearly who the real perpetrators of the war, and it would also allow the Dionian people to see more clearly how the Spartans treated Dionia and maintained friendship with them for more than 10 years! Of course, if they could take into account Dionia and really restore Greek peace, I think it would be a good thing for everyone!"

Davers sighed and said, "It seems that the reason why you were treated by the Persian king when you visited Persia is true. You are indeed very convincing."

Pelopidas was delighted, but he responded modestly: "That's because what I'm talking about is the truth."

Davers finally said seriously: "Since that's the case, I agree to the Kingdom of Dionys and Thebes to form a military alliance. I hope that our sincere efforts will be treated sincerely by each other this time!"

Although Pelopidas had some confidence in obtaining Dionia's support, he did not expect that the King of Dionia would be willing to form a military alliance with Thebes, and he could no longer suppress the joy in his heart and his face was full of smiles.

Soon, Dionia's Foreign Minister Ansitanos and Pelopidas began to discuss alliances.

A day later, Ansitanos came to the palace and reported to Davers.

"Perot Pidas hopes that we, Dionia, support Thebes to unify the Piosha area?" Davers frowned.

"Yes, your Majesty. It seems that the Thebes have a strong obsession with this. I heard that when they negotiated contracts in Sparta, it was because Sparta forced them to dissolve the Thebes alliance, which led to the breakdown of the negotiations..." Ansitanos reminded tactfully.

Davers tapped the wooden table with his hand, pondered for a while, and said, "Promise him."

Before Ansitanos responded, Henipolis, who was standing by, asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, Sparta will definitely launch an attack on Thebes again. At this time, we have given the great support of the Thebes people. Now we will help them unify Piosha. Is this some-"

"Are you too high looking at Thebes?" Daphs took his words and said seriously: "Heni, you should look at the longer-term. Don't just focus on this small interest in front of you. Even if the Thebes really unified the Piosha area, that little land area is only comparable to Mesapis, Puchetti and other areas, and will not pose any threat to us. But in order to achieve this goal, the Thebes dared to confront Sparta, Athens, and Persia. It can be seen how important it is to the Thebes! If we can help them, we will naturally get their gratitude. This will be of great help to us in the Greek land in the future!

What's more, making our allies stronger and able to compete with Greek powers such as Athens and Sparta will be more helpful to our Dionia's entry into Greece in the future and will be more conducive to the stability of the Greek local order..."

"Your Majesty, you are thinking about the long term!" Henipolis praised loudly in conscience.

But Davers didn't appreciate his affection, pointed to Ansitanos and said, "You just didn't think about it carefully. When your teacher came to report to me, he had already considered these pros and cons clearly and understood it in his heart."

Henipolis immediately looked at Ansitanos.

Ansitanos said calmly: "Your Majesty, Henipolis is not an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is impossible to understand the complex relationships of Greek city-states in detail, and it is impossible to think about how to gain benefits from them every day, how could he make a very correct judgment..."
Chapter completed!